Black creators wouldn't dance on TikTok to the latest Megan Thee Stallion track. Here's why their strike matters
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When rapper Megan Thee Stallion's new song, "Thot Shit," dropped around mid-June, most thought it was only a matter of time until a new dance would pop up for it on TikTok.
It's become a predictable trend. A fun, upbeat song and accompanying choreography go viral on the app, where thousands of people film themselves doing the same dance. Sometimes the dance originates via the artist -- like when rapper Young Thug tried to get users to dance to his new song "Ski" -- but oftentimes, the dance is created organically. For Megan Thee Stallion's new song, though, a signature dance never came. Instead, Black creators from whom these dances often originate, essentially went on "strike," refusing to upload a dance for the new track and claiming that their work was being exploited.More Related News